tooextracool said:
righto let me explain my methods as explicitily as possible so that even you can understand them(put your glasses on this time LE).
the reason why vaughan should bat at 3 is because he is our most talented players,our best strokemaker. these sort of players generally bat at 3 or 4, look at teams from around the world,ponting bats at 3 for aus,dravid bats at 3 for india(and tendulkar bats at 4), kallis at 4 for SA,lara at 4 for WI, hell even bradman batted at 3 for aus. the reason is not because they didnt have the technique against the new ball but because they are strokemakers and like to play their shots and therefore are most vulnerable against the new ball. as an opener you have to know what to leave and what to play and vaughan and co will back themselves to play positive shots against good deliveries. hence you protect these players from the new ball so that you can get the best out of them at 3 or 4.
in brendan taylor's case though his technique makes him very susceptible to the new ball and must therefore be shielded not just at 1 down but 2 down.why not at 6 like tresco you ask?because he isnt as aggressive as tresco. you only have to look at his SR in most of his innings to realise that he is too defensive and therefore a complete waste at 6 as he would more often than not have to bat with the tail.
now trescothick should bat at 6 not only because of his technical deficiency against the seaming ball but also because he is by nature an aggressive player. looking at his performances in the ODIs of late tells me that he is better off playing aggressively and coming down the order allows him to take advantage of tired bowling attacks aka gilchrist.
interestingly enough the only 2 world class players in the side scored more than half the runs
now just looking at your post(s) it seems to me that you hate being disagreed with or being proven wrong as well(as do a lot of other ppl). you come up with the stupidest idea of the year comparing strauss and vaughan to matsikenyeri and vermeulen without even realising that with the rebels gone zimbabwian cricket isnt gushing with talent and that someone like a trescothick errr taylor would be a star player for them. and to try and defend your foolish claims you bring up one such comment of mine from another thread that had absolutely no relevance in this thread whatsoever. half your posts seem to be either irrelevant or filled with insipid, sometimes insulting humour that has been ignored on many occasions. you seem to act like a 12 yr old instead of a 52 year old.get a hold of yourself!
Have you quite finished with your latest attempt at entertainment?
1. The point which some seemed to be bringing up but which you kept ignoring was that, sometimes, a player PREFERS to open, and if that's fine by the coach and the player concerned, it's fine by everyone who counts - except you, that is. I also used the 'T' word - and that's a no-no with you.
2. I don't mind being disagreed with - I love it, but I'm not particularly fond of rudeness. I also did not compare the England openers with the Zimbabwe ones per se (you know, as in "he's better than him, they are a good combination, they are not"), I was pointing out the futility of making inane generalisations - your strongest point on occasions. Just because you say otherwise doesn't make it so - see point 1. Same goes for me, though.
3. Many people here enjoy and appreciate my style of humour (I know of some who joined CricketWeb because of the DD column) - it seems that you do not, but you're not alone. I can't help it if some of you are thick (
). I'm sorry about that (really, I am. I like being popular, entertaining, sometimes informative). I'm also quite surprised that you think my posts irrelevant - someone actually pointed out to you yesterday that they seldom are - and this one isn't either.
4. Why are you so touchy about the Chris Cairns jibe? Someone else mentioned the other week that they thought that you watched your English cricket by teletext or Cricinfo ball-by-ball (oh no, that was me too) - it's not your fault if you do, but just don't make comments about how well someone was playing if you don't know for sure. It just looks as though you're pretending. Now about that blacker cat...
5. I'm 51, you bucking fastard. (goes away to check birth certificate, can't find glasses, asks wife) - yes, definitely 51.
